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8.3.3 Oil Spills

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the Exxon Valdez Disaster?

a)

1989

b)

1999

c)

2009

d)

2019

2.

Why did the Exxon Valdez tanker spill oil?

a)

It crashed into another ship

b)

It ran into Bligh Reef (a rock under the sea)

3.

Where did the Exxon Valdez disaster happen?

a)

English Channel

b)

Prince William Sound, Alaska

c)

Straight of Hormuz

d)

Cape of Good Hope

4.

How much coastline was affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

a)

1,000 miles

b)

1,300 miles

c)

1,600 miles

d)

1,900 miles

5.

What was the cost of the Exxon Valdez disaster?

a)

US$100 million

b)

US$200 million

c)

US$300 million

d)

US$500 million

6.
Energy resources cannot be replaced once they are all used up e.g. coal, oil are known as…
a)
Non - renewable energy
b)
Renewable energy
c)
Water security
d)
Irrigation
e)
Food Miles
7.
Energy resources that can be re-placed , and will not run out e.g. wind, solar are known as…
a)
Renewable energy
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Food security
d)
Food Miles
e)
Irrigation
8.
Coal, oil and natural gas; called _________ because they are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Food security
c)
Food Miles
d)
Irrigation
e)
Carbon fooprint
9.

Having access to safe and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life is known as…

a)

Water Security

b)

Food security

c)

Food Miles

d)

Irrigation

e)

Carbon fooprint

10.
The distance that food travels is known as…
a)
Non - renewable energy:
b)
Renewable energy
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Food security
e)
Food Miles